Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ardargie

Ardargie, an estate, with a mansion, in Forgandenny parish, Perthshire, on the river May, 6 miles SSW of Perth. A well-preserved small Roman camp is here, on a high sloping bank overlooking the May; commands an extensive prospect of the Ochils, and along the course of the Roman road from the Tay to Ardoch; forms an exact square, of about 270 feet; and is defended, on one side, by a deep hollow traversed by a brook, on the other sides, by trenches 30 feet wide and 14 deep.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an estate, with a mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels")
Administrative units: Forgandenny Parish       Perthshire County

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